Hugo
The world’s fastest framework for building websites. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4
- age_days: 4808
- days_rel: 21
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 96
Adoption not part of the score
89556 stars · 8348 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Hugo is a fast and flexible static site generator written in Go, featuring an advanced templating system and fast asset pipelines that render complete sites in seconds. It supports multilingual content, taxonomies, and an embedded development web server, and is backed by a large theme ecosystem.
Use cases
- build a fast personal or business blog
- generate a documentation site from markdown
- create a corporate or project landing page
- publish an image portfolio
- make a multilingual static website
- build a resume or CV site
- generate a static news or event site
When to choose
- you need extremely fast static site builds
- you want a single binary with no runtime dependencies
- you need multilingual support and flexible taxonomies
- you want a large theme ecosystem for blogs or docs
When to avoid
- you need server-side dynamic functionality or user accounts
- you prefer JavaScript-based tooling and React/Vue components
- you need a database-backed CMS with live editing for non-technical users
Facets
framework · maturity stable
static-site-generator templating ssr web-development documentation cms windows bsd cross-platform cli blog-engine go content-management multilingual asset-pipeline themes linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo · fetched 2026-08-28 · cfb48cdcba08
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gohugoio/hugo | main | 94 |
| gohugoio/hugoThemes | plugin | 10 |
| gohugoio/hugoDocs | docs | 80 |
For agents
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